The Floigan Brothers Show: Act 4!

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The characters in the game display some wonderful cartoony antics, some of which we've seen before.

By IGN Staff

Welcome back to the Floigan Brothers Show! We hope we've been keeping you entertained with all the images, movies, and information regarding the dynamic duos antics. Although we like to think all the hilarious actions and emotions of the characters found in Floigan Brothers are original, they're really not that unique. It's pretty hard to do any type of original cartoony actions as we've had years of cartoon history to intake. Whether it was the first 10 ton weight to flatten a somewhat ingenious coyote, having to get rid of a cat multiple times due to its "nine lives", or the classic battle between dogs, cats, and mice, the annals of cartoon history are decorated with all sorts of cartoon antics that have been used and reused again and again. Not that I have a problem with it; it doesn't matter if it's Daffy Duck that gets flattened accordion-style or present-day Johnny Bravo, seeing the flooring-rolling comedy of classic cartoon actions and behaviors will never get old.

Floigan Brothers does a wonderful job displaying some very classic cartoon moments in 3D, and much of this comes from the influential cartoon characters that came before Floigan Brothers. So we take a look back at some of the classic cartoon characters and compare the similarities to the cast of Floigan Brothers:

The Floigan Brothers

The combination of big dopey younger brother and small smarter older brother is a classic cartoon duo that dates back several cartoon years. While it's hard to pinpoint the first combo of this type, the Floigans do share a likeness to the classic characters of Tex Avery ¿ George and Junior. While the verdict is still out on whether the George and Junior were a pair of dogs or bears, there's one thing for certain ¿ you can always count on the stupidness of Junior to ruin every scheme planned by George. This is opposite of the Floigans as Moigle has a handle on what he wants to do... he just needs his older, smarter brother Hoigle, to point him in the right direction.

Of course, a better but darker similarity exists between the Floigans and the gangster duo Rocky and Mugsy from several classic Looney Tunes episodes. Rocky and Mugsy were often pitted against that wascally wabbit, Bugs, and like George and Junior, the stupidity of Mugsy often led to Rocky flattened, exploded, and beat up. Of course, Moigle isn't quite as stupid as Mugsy, but you can definitely see the resemblances between both characters.

The classic big and small duo can be found in today's cartoons, as demonstrated with Cartoon Networks Two Stupid Dogs. The big dog is actually quite wise when compared to his smaller, faster-thinking small dog companion. Of course, both probably combine for a total IQ score of 5, making the Floigans geniuses.

Lastly, there's also a big similarity that only applies to the bigger brother Moigle and I only mention this because Moigle loves hug so much. When you have a character as big as Moigle that loves giving hugs, you can't help but make comparisons to the Abominable Snowman in Looney Tunes cartoons. The fact that Moigle nearly hugs Hoigle to death is very similar to the way the Abominable Snowman squeezes the life out of Bugs while calling him George.

Baron Malodorous

Villains in cartoons all have a stereotypical look ¿ dark thick eyebrows, big jaws, heavy set features, and more often than not, a big stogie sticking out of their mouths. While Baron Malodorous fits all these requirements, the fact that he's blue and really mean gives me the impression that he must have Blue Meanie blood in him. For the young and uncultured, the Blue Meanies were the main villains in the triplistic Beatles cartoon, Yellow Submarine. So this is what you do, splice the DNA of the Looney Tunes villain Nasty Canasta:

Splice the DNA of one of the Blue Meanies from the Yellow Submarine cartoon movie:

And what do you got? This:

Kinda scary and funny at the same time, huh?

Cats And Dogs

Baron Malodorous is not a hands-on type guy; that's easily seen when he sends his cat troops to infiltrate. Throughout cartoon history, cats have often been depicted as the bad guy ¿ Tom from Tom & Jerry, Sylvester from Looney Tunes, etc ¿ and that's the same in Floigan Brothers. Cats are pretty darn sneaky and their cuteness allows them to sneak into our homes, steal our hearts, and while we're asleep, club us with a big bat (as shown below):

There are very few cats that are totally malicious ¿ we've seen Tom and Jerry work together in certain episodes and Sylvester isn't totally evil... just really hungry. Though I'm sure there are a few very evil cats in cartoon classics, the one that stick out in my mind is Claude, who constantly tries to find a way to get rid of loud-barking housemate, Frisky:

That leads into the dogs; being man's best friend, dogs are often shown as the good guys in cartoons. That's certainly the case in Floigan Brothers; Spitz is a happy-go-lucky dog and while its not very smart, it knows cats are bad and will constantly chase after them. While they look totally different, Spitz and Frisky of Looney Tunes fame share very similar characteristics.

So, if you haven't seen or heard about these cartoons, I really suggest you take a trip to your local video store and check them out... it'll give you a deeper appreciation of Floigan Brothers. Stay tuned for tomorrow, as we end our show with the full review of the game, as well as a couple of surprise.